Featured Photo: Potomac Paddler

How’s this for a change? Compare this current scene to an August 1972 Documerica photo by Erik Calonius.

Original caption: Citizens of Arlington, Virginia are warned to avoid all contact with the polluted Potomac River. This sign advises immediate medical attention if prolonged exposure occurs. 08/1972

Side by side, these two photos tell a story of environmental change.

What’s the story where you live or travel? Share a photo taken from 2011 through 2013 of our world, our environment as you see it.

All of the featured photos from State of the Environment, as well as highlighted images from EPA’s historic Documerica project, can be seen onEPA’s Facebook page.

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